Design director, Economist.com

Economist.com is the Web site of The Economist. New York, Jan. 2000 - present

~ Direct Web site design, layout, page flow, and user interfaces

~ Manage full-time and freelance staff in US and UK

~ Maintain department budget and determined resource allocation

~ Create site's layouts, graphics and logo; copywriting and design of house ads and promotional materials

~ Monitor user experience and made continual usability revisions

~ Collaborate with editorial, technical, sales teams

Manager, Web site design and development, BPI Communications

BPI publishes magazines such as Billboard. New York, Aug. 1996 - Jan. 2000

~ Site conceptualization and execution of new launches, redesigns

~ Hired, trained, and supervised design and production staff

~ Managed projects for eight individual Web sites

Senior Web designer

~ Designed entire Web sites: layouts, HTML code, graphics, scripts

~ Coordinated projects and liaisons with third-party developers

~ Planned, designed and deployed ad banners and site ad networks

Instructor, Open-I Media

Open-I is a computer training company. New York, Feb. 1999 - Jan. 2001, freelance

~ Taught HTML, Photoshop, and Web design in a classroom setting

~ Gave group and one-on-one tutoring

~ Also gave HTML and Web design instruction to individuals off-site

Online editorial assistant, Kaplan InterActive

Kaplan is an educational and test-prep company. New York, Oct. 1995 - Aug. 1996

~ Writing, editing, research for Web site and America Online area

~ Editorial work on FAQs, demos, and other text

~ Development of acclaimed promotions and redesign of areas on site

Author, "The Site Speaks for Itself"

"Site" is a book exploring Web site usability. Published by Glasshaus Ltd., June 2002

~ Wrote chapter on usability as implemented on Economist.com

~ Chapter discusses site's design successes, failures, processes

~ To be published by Glasshaus Ltd. June 2002

Columnist, Digital Web Magazine

An online magazine for professional web designers

~ Will be writing a monthly column titled "Dissecting Usability"

~ Columns to discuss imperatives and limitations of Web usability

~ First column debuts May 2002

~ Thorough knowledge of Macintosh and Windows operating systems
~ Online publishing fluency in HTML, CSS, and XHTML; working knowledge of JavaScript, Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic and VBScript; ColdFusion layouts and modules; DHTML, XML, XSLT; Director, Shockwave and Flash

~ Word-processing, desktop publishing, and graphic design programs:

- Web page creation: BBEdit, Dreamweaver, HomeSite

- Graphic design: Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady, and Illustrator

- Desktop publishing and content management: Quark XPress, Copy Desk, File Manager; Adobe PageMaker; Allaire ColdFusion

- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

~ Management experience includes employee hiring, training, and supervision; departmental budget allocation; product strategy; project and brand management

Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.)

~ Editor in Chief, The College Reporter (weekly campus newspaper); responsibilities included writing, editing, advertising and staff management

~ Publications intern; wrote, edited, and produced 180-page guide to campus life

~ Disc jockey/music librarian, WFNM 89.1 FM Radio; FCC professionally licensed

~ Member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Zeta Chapter